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Accepting the absurd for the sake of sanity

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Farrah Berrou
Aug 22, 2024
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Every morning, I start scrolling before my eyes have adjusted to daylight. It’s a horrible habit, sleeping with my phone. I’m afraid not to though. What if something happens in the middle of the night?

I think about people who were thrown across their living rooms on a random August Tuesday, people that were crushed as their buildings collapsed during a…

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